No album from Slum Village is complete without at least one track produced by original member J Dilla, and new project Yes is no exception. Latest single Expressive now has a video, featuring Dilla’s little bro Illa J, plus BJ The Chicago Kid, and you can watch it below. Look for the new album coming soon.
Category: J Dilla
Byron The Aquarius & Dillon – ‘KeepDoinYaThang’ (Dilla tribute)
We fuckin’ love a J Dilla tribute, so we were pleased to hear that Byron The Aquarius and Dillon are about to drop their Dilla Dedication EP. The first single is KeepDoinYaThang, which has a definite Slum Village vibe to it. Listen below, and look out for the full EP coming next week.
Frank Nitt – ‘Official Supreme’
The latest single from Detroit rapper Frank Nitt features a beat from long-time collaborator J Dilla. Its from new album Frankie Rothstein, out today, which also includes the usual suspects of those who worked with Dilla, including his brother Illa J, and Slum Village member T3. Watch the video below, then go support that album.
Slum Village – ‘Expressive’ feat. BJ The Chicago Kid & Illa J
Slum Village will soon be dropping their new album Yes, with, of course, beats from original member J Dilla amongst others. There will also be guest spots from Phife, Black Milk and De La Soul, but in the meantime, check out single Expressive, featuring BJ The Chicago Kid and Dilla’s younger bro, Illa J. Listen on the link below, and give us your thoughts.
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Ol Burger Beats – ’20 Years’ feat. Illa J
J Dilla had a huge influence on us all, and definitely inspired the next generation of amazing producers. One one them is Oslo’s Ol Burger Beats, and he’s dropped a video for 20 Years, featuring vocals from Dilla’s brother Illa J. Watch below, and support Ol Burger Beats’ High Rhodes album with a purchase.
Clear Soul Forces – ‘Claire’
Detroit crew Clear Soul Forces have released a nice little track called Claire, taken from their Cheat Codes EP, out now. J Dilla fans will recognize the sample, and if you aren’t a Dilla fan, then you damn well should be.
Illa J – ‘Strippers’
This joint is a little too in the club for us, but we can’t help posting anything related to our man J Dilla. Funky new single Strippers from Illa J is pretty self-explanatory, and you can check it out below.
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Frank Nitt – ‘Slippin’
J Dilla affiliate Frank Nitt has dropped new single Slippin, with a nice beat from J. Rocc. Listen below, and look out for new album Frankie Rothstein coming next month, including production from Dilla.
Soul Theory – ‘3D Cypher’
3D Cypher is a banging new track from producer Soul Theory, based out of Norway. It features Illa J and Frank Nitt, and is taken from new EP Who Knew. Listen below, and let us know what you think. The pedant in us can’t resist pointing out that the name of that EP should probably have a question mark in it.
Norwegian producer Soul Theory unleashes a burner of a single featuring Detroit’s own Illa J, Frank Nitt & Marv Won. “3D Cypher” features cuts by DJ KCFLY and appears on Soul Theory’s Who Knew EP, available on iTunes now.
Slum Village – ‘Push It Along’ feat Phife Dawg
More new music from Slum Village, this time featuring the one and only Phife Dawg. Listen to Push It Along below, taken from upcoming new SV album Yes.